El Charro Mexican Restaurant
El Charro Mexican Restaurant
Cheese enchilada and poblano relleño
Chorizo dip!
Bar
Pay
tables and chairs
The new menu 2024
Chips and salsa with 2024 menu
At table
Large mango margarita
Fajitas #50 Steak Fajitas
Margaritas
the entrance to the restaurant
#7 Chimichanga fried with chicken. My boyfriend had a burrito can't remember which one though.
Chorizo dip is wonderful! Spicy!
a plate of food
a plate of food
steak with shrimp and rice
food, tacos
food, tacos
tacos, food
drink
tacos, food
tacos, food
Lenora S.
Jun 17, 2024
Take out experience. Ordered chicken quesadilla and chicken chimichanga meals, extra chips and salsa. My first mistake was not looking at the menu. The plates did not come with any salad; lettuce, tomato, sour cream or possibly guac. I would have order it and paid extra. This left all the food to become a one note experience. The chimi was fried, but the container steamed the shells by the time I got home. Soggy. Filling was only shredded chicken. Again. Not bad, just boring after a few bits. Rice and beans were flavorful. Would try them again. Restaurant has a lot of personality and the servers were kind when I ordered.
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Nicole S.
Jul 26, 2022
Sometimes, when you stop in the middle of no where, your expectations are pretty low for the quality and service you are about to receive, but I can tell you El Charro was fantastic and we had lovely meet up with some family after attending a wedding here. We started with just waters, chips, salsa, and cheese dip. The cheese dip was delicious and devoured quickly. For entrees, I got the ACP (which is hard to mess up, but was very good). My husband got the steak fajitas, and my in laws did the fajitas for two. It was all very good. Additionally, our server was so attentive, and overall fantastic.
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Eileen P.
Mar 12, 2023
Best Mexican in town!!! Highly recommend. I cannot wait to go back. Prices are low, you get a decent amount of food. Drinks on point. Service was amazing. This place definitely has our business.
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Michael G.
Dec 28, 2022
As they say in the movies, we were just passing through Benson and found El Charro on Yelp and gave it a try. Everything was excellent, ambiance, food service. It was busy but we secured a table that stood by itself (we needed to avoid Covid), and all was well. If you go there, enjoy. When I ordered my drink the bartender said "oh, you mean a Vesper" and my wife ordered a not too sweet Cosmopolitani, which he made very well. So thanks and if we are passing Benson NC again we'll surely stop in.
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Ryan G.
Sep 25, 2018
The best I've ever had , I've been at plenty of Mexican restaurants that say they make the best food and they don't , here, they make the best rice and beans and they have the best home made flan and you have to try this new desert they make called SopaPia, ask for it and you will love it, as senior advisor I reviewed this place more than 5 stars by far , we have plenty of restaurants in Chicago but as for here in North Carolina they got it going on!!!Thank you to the owner of the restaurant who had no idea who I was and just that alone the way he treated me and my woman was so nice and he never charged me for the desert cause of my bday.Thank you again , Gracias seniorRyan Gutierrez
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Kelly M.
Mar 26, 2019
Our local favorite for Mexican food. They offer authentic dishes or other dishes "Americanized" for the timid. Some weekends, they offer live music from local entertainers. Caters to couples, families or large groups with their larger banquet room in the back.
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Sylvie K.
Aug 7, 2024
I love this place! Every time I visit my parents, I go to El Charro to eat. The decor is homey and reminds me of growing up in Texas with the restaurants there. The food at El Charro is wonderful and served hot! The service is quick and efficient. If you don't want the listed combo, no problem! Just order exactly what you want and that's what you will get. I don't order sides so I just order my favorite enchilada and poblano stuffed pepper; Yum!
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Jason G.
Apr 18, 2024
The food was really good! Unfortunately my waitress was new so when I ordered there was some confusion. I ordered the cucumber margarita, and it was on the rocks. Very strong smoky mezcal flavor, which wasn't bad, but I felt like each sip was basically a shot of liquor. The place has a very authentic feeling and there were many spanish speaking employees so there was no need to translate here. The price was better than I expected, and I wasn't charged extra for any toppings or the chips and salsa. A couple of problems was that I didn't receive water and because no one walked next to my table for a while I had to just wait for my margarita to arrive. The card reader was having trouble, so I had to hang out for an extra 30 minutes until the system worked again because I dont carry cash. Mostly, everything was cohesive in the experience, with the exception of a few hiccups.
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Edward N.
Jun 4, 2023
I got the #2 burrito with chicken and taco with ground beef, with rice on the side. The chicken was dry and lacked flavor. the red sauce on top was (i'm pretty sure) just tomato sauce. The taco was honestly just disgusting. I couldn't finish it unfortunately, the meat was gross and I don't think I could describe the taste beyond just saying it lacked any spices and just tasted wrong. The rice was alright but dry, I would eat it in tandem with the chicken burrito in order to help with the taste,The chips and salsa were alright but the salsa tasted both spicy and bland at the same time. I got cheese dip along with my meal and it was alright but had a strange aftertaste Overall I'm giving 3 stars because my waitress was nice and the place was very clean The prices were cheap as-well $14 for a drink a meal and extra dip I just wish I could have enjoyed the taste of the meal more I'm just driving through and probably won't be back in the area again but, if I were back I'd choose somewhere else to eat
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Tina B.
Mar 1, 2023
My DH and I have eaten here several times and loved the food and service . This time not so much! We ordered off the el a carte menu. First, I had trouble with the person taking my order trying to understand what I was ordering and was it off their menu I'm like yes I'm looking at it right now. we ordered 2 burritos no sauce or cheese . Guess what loaded with cheese and it was more a single fajita than a burrito. My DH ordered a side of rice with tasted old and bad. We also ordered three tacos. I told my DH how great they tasted. The last one I had there has a homemade shell with wonderful tasting ground beef. The ones this time had a store bought shell and the meat was sweet and tasted old. Sad to say that we will not be going back here. Most of the restaurants in Benson are not that good and another one is following in their steps. I love supporting a family business but not if I'm to receive bad food for my money*UPDATE: I called and talked to the manager and she told me that they hired new staff and that's why they didn't know the menu. I told her I understood but what about the food. She said that it was the usual chef and then she said nothing. After being very nice about everything I finally lost it and said thanks for ruining our dinner. They could have at least offered to make us something else or our money back.
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